1. Nutrition and Schools Rachel Bear Boise State University Writing Project Teacher Consultant

3. Evidence Ranking

4. Anchor Chart: What Makes Good Evidence?

5. Stepping Back What did we just do? How will activities like this move students toward argumentative writing?

6. ❧ Identify evidence that you could use... ❧ And put a new spin on it (extending) ❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating) ❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing) ❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in a different way (countering) Using Evidence

7. ❧ Identify places where the author has used evidence... ❧ And put a new spin on it ❧ As an example to support a claim ❧ To reference an “expert” ❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in a different way Using Evidence

8. Where do you stand on the issue?

9. ❧ Identify evidence that you could use... ❧ And put a new spin on it (extending) ❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating) ❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing) ❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in a different way (countering) Mining A Text: USDA School Lunch Changes

10. Where do you stand on the issue?

11. ❧ Identify evidence that you could use... ❧ And put a new spin on it (extending) ❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating) ❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing) ❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in a different way (countering) Mining A Text: A Tale of Two Meals

12. Where do you stand on the issue?

13. ❧ Identify evidence that you could use... ❧ And put a new spin on it (extending) ❧ As an example to support a claim (illustrating) ❧ To reference an “expert” (authorizing) ❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in a different way (countering) Mining Texts: Mini-Jigsaw

14. Where do you stand on the issue?

15. Stepping Back What did we just do? How will activities like this move students toward argumentative writing?

16. ❧ ❧ Food Rank and Sort ❧ Tap Out Discussion ❧ 3-2-1 Exit Ticket ❧ 3 best pieces of evidence from discussion ❧ 2 things they learned during the discussion ❧ 1 question they still have Considering Other Perspectives

17. ❧ ❧ 1 sentence about where you stand on the issue ❧ 3-4 pieces of evidence ❧ Note about how you could use each: ❧ As an example to support your claim ❧ To reference an “expert” ❧ Put a new spin on it ❧ To push back—disagree, challenge, interpret in a different way Evidence Selection

18. ❧ ❧ Trade evidence list ❧ Rank from 1-4 ❧ 1 is most logical and relevant evidence to support claim ❧ 4 is least logical and relevant evidence to support claim ❧ Trade back and discuss Evidence Ranking

19. ❧ ❧ Take some time to compose a first draft of your argument on the issue of nutritional mandates in schools ❧ Be sure to include at least your strongest piece of evidence ❧ Frame evidence in a way that indicates how you are using the evidence—example, a new spin, expert, pushing back First Draft Composing

20. ❧ ❧ Silent discussion peer feedback ❧ Revision ❧ Process Analysis Subsequent Draft Composing

21. ❧ What? So What? Now What?